Mary M

Just now, Mary M said:

3 weeks

Oh sorry. After he had passed the test on December 15, it immediately updated the next day saying oath ceremony was being scheduled.  Then it took 3 weeks to get the date of the ceremony. 

39 minutes ago, mmkshah said:

How long did it take for the status to update online after interview from Interview scheduled to approved?

 

Thanks

3 weeks

Just to update everyone on the status of my husband. He passed his citizenship test on December 15, 2020 as I had posted previously. His oath ceremony was just scheduled for January 22, 2021 at the Dirksen Federal Building. Nobody can go in with him

We are so grateful for Visa Journey and thrilled this years-long process is almost over. Good luck to everyone! 

No, nobody can go in except a lawyer due to covid. I took off work to drive with him there and waited in the car in the parking garage. 

December 28, 2019

In his account online it says he was approved and is in line to be scheduled for an oath ceremony and will receive a letter within 30 days. 

My husband had his citizenship interview this past Tuesday. Here is what he said and what he remembers:

1) You have to wait outside the building until exactly 15 minutes before your scheduled time, so dress warm!

2) First he answered the civics questions. He only remembers two of them that she asked:  Who did the United States fight in WWII?  Why do some states have more representative than others?

3) Reading: Who lives in the White House?

4) Writing: The President lives in the White House.

5) Then she went over the application. She never said what she was going to do next, just jumped around, so your English needs to be pretty decent. She asked him questions about himself, travel, work, me, and his children who do not live in the United States. She asked him the yes/no questions, but not every question and not in order. She would ask a bunch that were "no" and then throw in a "yes" question in the middle. She asked him what the word "genocide" and "weapons" means.

6) He applied based on the 3 year rule and brought a TON of evidence. A whole binder full, in plastic sheets, and labeled. She was extremely impressed by this and I think it made her not ask to see so much evidence. She asked to see our marriage certificate and proof that he sends payment for his children where they live in the other country. He brought print outs from Western Union and a pile of receipts for sending money. She had him count the receipts and was very serious about this piece of evidence. 

7) She said he was approved and will receive a letter in a few weeks about the oath ceremony.

From start to finish, it was about 45 minutes. 

Advice: bring a lot of evidence. You never know who you are going to get. This lady didn't ask for any bank statements, mortgage info, nothing that proved we lived together but she was adamant about proof of child support. Better to be over prepared than under prepared.

Good luck to everyone! This site has helped us so much, so thank you!  

My husband applied for his citizenship on December 29, 2019. He just got his interview scheduled for December 15, 2020. This is a new scheduled interview (not rescheduled because of Covid). 

We are from Chicago and my husband had his I751 approved last September.  Then he filed the N400 on December 29th 2019 at the Chicago office. He had the biometrics appt in January and  has heard nothing since then. The estimated completion date originally said August 2020. Then when August rolled around, it changed to October 2020. So for those of you wondering about people who filed in December  2019, we are still waiting for an interview date. 

3 hours ago, Believer001 said:

When was the letter issued?

October 20

Received NOA today for 18 months! Application sent to California. Check cashed in Chicago 9/27. Called USCIS last Friday and was "re-sent" the NOA. LIN receipt number. Good luck, everyone!

I just got off the phone with USCIS.  I sent the application to the California Service Center on September 4. It was delivered on September 7, 2018 and check was cashed in Chicago on September 27. The lady I spoke with gave me a receipt number (which currently does not work in the online system), but also put in an order to resend the confirmation letter. She said it was sent well before September 27 and they will send a new one.

Obviously they are having a major problem, which you can tell from the announcement on their website.  She said they are extremely overloaded with I-751 applications. 

I encourage everyone to call to get your receipt number and to make sure they issue you a new letter. I don't think this confirmation letter that was supposedly sent is the same as the NOA, is it?

On a side note, if you are calling about the application for your immigrant spouse, the spouse must be there on the phone to answer some questions and give permission that you can speak to them.  Make sure you have the alien registration number when you call.